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The Best Episodes of Performance Season 4

Every episode of Performance Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Performance Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Performance Season 4 Episode 1 - Message For Posterity
    7.7/10(37 votes)

    S4:E1

    A Parliamentary committee decides to commission a portrait as a memorial to an ageing Conservative, wartime ex-Prime Minister, Sir David Browning. Bizarrely, they choose anarchic, anti-establishment and equally ageing artist James Player, who appears to stand for the very opposite values and positions to his prospective sitter. During sittings the two men find many opportunities to score political and social points off each. Screened with an with an introduction by Brian Walden, a contemporary of writer Dennis Potter at Oxford and an old Oxford political sparring partner.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writer:Dennis Potter

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  2. Performance Season 4 Episode 5 - The Mother
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    S4:E5

    Paddy Chayefsky's 1954 play set in the Bronx tells the story of a recently widowed 66-year-old seeks a job after 40 years if being a homemaker.

    Director:Simon Curtis
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Performance Season 4 Episode 2 - Measure for Measure
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    S4:E2

    Modern dress version of Shakespeare's "problem comedy" emphasizing the darker elements of the play and eliminating most of the humor, as Claudio is dragged to the police station on charges of fornication, and given a rectal exam in front of a window.

    Director:David Thacker
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Performance Season 4 Episode 4 - Summer Day's Dream
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    S4:E4

    In 1975, after a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government. An old man who lives quietly in the country finds his peace threatened by a visit from three World Government figures.

    Director:Christopher Morahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Performance Season 4 Episode 3 - The Deep Blue Sea
    7.0/10(146 votes)

    S4:E3

    A woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.

    Director:Karel Reisz
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Message For Posterity" is the best rated episode of Performance season 4. It scored 7.7/10 from 37 votes. Directed by David Hugh Jones and written by Dennis Potter, it aired on October 29, 1994.